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Originally Posted by HarryT
There is a reason why virtually all books are printed in Serif fonts - it's what the majority of people prefer.
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... and there is also a reason why most of the on-line content is presented using sans-serif fonts. Including Mobileread.
The vast majority of text that appears on
screen is in sans-serif. With the possible exception of text inside Text Processors, or DTP programs. Sans serif is much more readable on a low resolution medium. And e-ink *is* low resolution medium and will remain low resolution medium until it doubles its dpi to at least 300.
let's have a look, once again at quote from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_serif
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Sans-serif fonts have become the de facto standard for body text on-screen, especially online. This is partly because interlaced displays may show twittering on the fine details of the horizontal serifs. However, the resolution of digital displays in general can make fine details like serifs disappear or appear too large.
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